I'm from Sweden and follow the Swedish Elit League pretty closely as much as I can living in the States now. Svedberg is a good goalie, no doubt about it, but I don't know about his mental game. He'll come over here and work hard, I just hope he can contend with the increased physical workload the NHL/AHL comes with. Brynas played a lot of 1-3-1 trap in the play offs, which helped Svedberg out a bit. Still, the boy has ability, I hope it's a good signing.

I'm from Sweden and follow the Swedish Elit League pretty closely as much as I can living in the States now. Svedberg is a good goalie, no doubt about it, but I don't know about his mental game. He'll come over here and work hard, I just hope he can contend with the increased physical workload the NHL/AHL comes with. Brynas played a lot of 1-3-1 trap in the play offs, which helped Svedberg out a bit. Still, the boy has ability, I hope it's a good signing.Posted by Al-Samarraie

About the mental game - any more you can tell us, other than what we've seen of him opening doors?

About the increased physical workload - you say "hope" - any reason in particular?

In Response to Re: Bruins sign Sweedish goalie Niklas Svedberg : About the mental game - any more you can tell us, other than what we've seen of him opening doors? About the increased physical workload - you say "hope" - any reason in particular?
Posted by BadHabitude

Badhab, during the regular season, he would slump (which happens to all goalies at some point), but it took him time to bounce back. He would chirp at defenders (again, probably not very unusual) and it took him a game or two to find his rhythm again it seemed.
Regarding the physical workload, I just feel many European goalies need time to transition to the different schedule over here. That, along with my pure speculation regarding his mental condition, could maybe work against him. Hey, maybe he's just young and needs to figure out the game and how to handle himself. The positive is that the Bruins aren't looking for him to walk in and be a no 1, they're set for quite some time, which will give him time to adjust and mature.